Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.9° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 12PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.4
NE
12
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.2
NNE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
42
23
24
27
27
40
32
32
29
16
27
27
26
25
25
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
0
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
7:44AM2.05m
8:06PM2.17m
8:31AM2.07m
8:49PM2.14m
9:15AM2.07m
Low Tide
1:39AM0.12m
1:55PM0.11m
2:24AM0.08m
2:41PM0.13m
3:07AM0.08m
3:25PM0.18m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
14
12
11
10
12
12
13
16
16
14
11
12
12
12
13
16
17
14
12
Feels °C
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
11
11
10
8
10
9
9
11
14
16
11
9
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